Advisory Board Member for Retail Tech
I help technology companies grow in retail – with more than 30 years of experience in retail and IT, many of them as managing director at Metro, Media-Saturn and Drogerie Müller.
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I know the customer side.
As managing director and head of IT I decided myself which technology a large retail group buys – and saw why projects fail.
I speak business and IT.
Mathematician, IBM, CIO, managing director: I translate between the board, sales and development.
Advisory board member for over ten years.
As chairman of the advisory board, supervisory board member and senior advisor I support technology providers from strategy to market entry.
Roles
Advisory board and chairman
Ongoing support for management on strategy, planning and key decisions – bringing in the retailer's perspective.
Supervisory board
Oversight and advice with a clear view of market, risks and technology.
Senior advisor
Targeted support for market entry in Germany and Europe, positioning and access to decision makers.
Coach and sparring partner
For executives taking on responsibility in a retail environment.
Focus areas
- AI in retail: what artificial intelligence really delivers in retail today and how vendors turn it into a business.
- Go-to-market in retail: reaching decision makers, winning pilots and scaling – especially for international vendors entering the German market.
- Digital transformation: omnichannel, store technology, platforms and ERP.
- Governance and growth: strategy, internationalisation and investor readiness.
Mandates
| since 2019 | Chairman of the Advisory Board, xalution GmbH, Nuremberg |
| 2014–2026 | Senior Advisor and member of the Advisory Board, AMERIA GmbH |
| 2024–2026 | Senior Advisor and Advisory Board, Hanshow GmbH, a leading global retail technology provider |
| 2020–2022 | Advisor to a large technology provider entering the European market |
| 2017–2019 | Senior Advisor, Blue Yonder GmbH, Karlsruhe |
| 2016–2018 | Member of the Supervisory Board, Next Evolution AG, Hamburg |
| 2016–2018 | Member of the Advisory Board, Quo Vadis Trustlink Schweiz AG, St. Gallen |
| 2011–2013 | Senior Consultant, Intershop AG, Jena |
Career
| since 2011 | Independent advisory board member, supervisory board member, senior advisor and coach |
| 2013–2014 | Managing Director (Finance, Logistics, Expansion, IT), Drogerie Müller |
| 2001–2010 | Managing Director (IT, Logistics, Organisation, Technical Innovation), Media-Saturn Holding |
| 1997–2001 | Metro Group: Metro Cash & Carry, Metro International Informatik, MGI Metro Group Information Technology |
| 1986–1997 | IBM and VEBA |
| Degree in Mathematics, University of Mainz |
“Good technology rarely fails in retail because of the technology – it fails because it does not speak the language of the store, the buying department and sales.”
Building solutions for retail?
Looking for an experienced advisory board member or sparring partner for the German and European retail market? I am open to new mandates.
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